Kite-22 Wonder Package (KITE-22-WONDER)

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1 Instruction Manual Kite-22 Wonder Package (KITE-22-WONDER) Exclusive of Weights All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except as may be expressly permitted by the applicable copyright statutes or in writing by the publisher.

2 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 2 At Proaim, our goal is to ensure 100% Customer Satisfaction in all that we do. We back our sales with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase and work hard to resolve any problems in the unlikely event one should arise. With our commitment to continuous improvement and your Feedback, building on our reputation of providing affordable, quality products is PRIORITY #1. Table of Contents Subject Page Foreword 3 Introduction 4 What s in the box 5-6 Safety Hints 7 Assembling 8-21 Warranty 22

3 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 3 Welcome To Proaim! Dear Client, On behalf of all the people that work so hard to provide you with the most up-to-date, flexible and cost-efficient production gear, we would like to welcome you into the Proaim family. By purchasing your Proaim Fusion 8ft Versatile Slider, you have just joined a host of designers, engineers, machinists, assembly, customer service and office staff that take great pride in all that they do. Our mantra of continuous improvement has been the guiding principle of how we conduct our business since day one. Once you have the opportunity to experience your new Fusion Slider, we hope you will agree that we craft quality products at a competitive price. Products designed to meet and exceed the standards of today s real production world. Standards set by our valued clients and standards we strive to maintain. With Best Wishes, Proaim Team S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Height from Ground Jib Arm Thickness Jib Crane Length Jib each Arm length Height of Jib Arm while Your Stand Adjusted at Maximum height of 5ft Jib Arm Break downs to Camera Platform Leveling Jib Crane Weight Max Camera Package Load Capacity 20ft(6 Meter) 3mm 22ft (6.7 Meter) 4ft 20ft high at 22ft length 17.4ft high at 19ft length 15ft high at 16ft length 12ft high at 13ft length 9ft high at 10ft length 6ft high at 7ft length 7 Sections of 4ft each By Control Cable 30kg (66lbs) 20kg (45lbs)

4 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 4 Introduction Our Proaim 22ft Wonder Kit is our professional Video production Camera Crane that provides creatives with a flexible shot selection, easy set up and rugged long life construction. This best-selling film camera crane comes with portable floor camera dolly with 360-degree rotating wheels to add dynamic movement to your shots. The 2-axis Pan Tilt head with remote control operation features 360-degree panning and tilting movement with reversal point. What s In The Box Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received all that is listed below. First Box includes Jib Sections Second Box includes Jib Sections Third Box includes Jib Stand Fourth Box includes Accessories of Jib Crane Fifth Box includes Pan Tilt Head Sixth Box includes Dolly NOTE: We send the Jib sections in two boxes. One box has the sections with pipe packing and the other box (cardboard box) has the rest of the sections. We only send one pipe packing for the jib sections. We send the Dolly in cardboard box.

5 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 5 Packaging Material of Box 1 & 2: Jib Sections Packaging Material of Box 3: Stand Packaging Material of Box 4: Accessories of jib crane Head Platform H u b M o u nt i ng S h a n k f o r j o i ni n g a r m s W e i g ht R o d s L B r a c k e t s J o y s t ic k f i x in g p l a t e l o c k i ng P i n s L C D m o ni t o r a d a p t e r

6 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 6 Packaging Material of Pan Tilt Head Box 5: 1. Gold Pan Tilt Head 2. 1 x Joystick Box 3. 1 x AC Adapter 4. 1 x Universal Adapter 1. 1 x Cables 2. Tools P a c k a g i n g M a t e r i a l o f B o x 6 : D o l l y & S p r e a d e r

7 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 7 Safety Hints ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE USING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT & OPERATOR! The crane may not be assembled or operated under influence of alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicating substances. Lack of attention while connecting the components together can cause substantial damage to equipment/operator. The crane may only be operated on levelled horizontal position. Make sure that the surface is stable. To prevent any harm or injury, properly join all sections of the crane. It is suggested to use the support stand while telescoping the complete length. Always connect the steel cables properly to provide stability to the system. They should not negatively impact the movements of crane in any way. After setup of the crane, the pan-tilt head / gimbal head shall be positioned under the central pivot section. In assembled state, when the pan-tilt head / gimbal head is higher than central pivot section, there should be someone to look after the crane system. The complete panning & lifting range around it must be kept free. Avoid anybody standing under the crane. No loose objects may be stored or placed on it. Be very careful while using indoors. Never operate the crane in the immediate vicinity of high-voltage power cables. It holds danger to life. Particular care is required when operating the crane in unfavourable weather conditions. The crane must be shut down in sufficient time. When it is used in a rainy day, the pan-tilt head / gimbal head and controlling bar shall be protected against rain. When you want to transport the crane, lock the Pan & Tilt Axis for safety. Make sure that the components do not rub together and cause any material wear. Before the counterweights are removed, ensure the remote head is resting on the support stand. Then gradually remove the counterweights before remote head, camera or other parts. In the interest of safe crane operation, avoid abruptly swivelling or stopping the crane, otherwise it may cause serious damage to equipment. FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL PROVIDE BETTER SHOTS AND TROUBLE FREE OPERATION. SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CONTACTING THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE.

8 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 8 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS For setting up your desired package with spreader or with floor dolly follow the below steps : For Spreader : Spread the spreader on floor and extend the legs of spreader with the help of provided knob. 1 For Dolly : Open the legs of Dolly and spread it on floor. Then tighten the Allen bolts to in place. NOTE : This dolly has various holes for flexible mounting of Tripod. secure the legs Allen Bolts 2

9 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 9 Take out the Jib Stand from its case, spread and extend its legs. 3 4 Match the holes of the bottom leg section with the upper leg section to secure the tripod stand with the Steel locking Pins and tighten the knobs. 5 6 Warning: Knob We have provided double locking precautions on Jib Stand: Pin is the first and primary locking knob is the secondary locking so first lock the Pin to avoid slipping of stand. Pin 7

10 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 10 In case of Spreader : Fix the tripod stand with Spreader and tighten the top ratchet knobs of stand to secure it in place. 8 9 In case of Dolly : Insert the tripod legs into the foots on the dolly. Dolly Foots 10 INSTALLING THE HUB ASSEMBLY Install the Hub Assembly by sliding the bottom of the hub assembly into the stand s Mount opening. Note : The Hub Assembly has several mounting holes. You can mount LCD Monitor or Joystick box to this assembly if you want. 11

11 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 11 Warning: This is the Pan Friction Knob. Never pan the Jib with this knob tightened. If this knob turns while panning, it is too tight. Only tighten while parking the jib! INSTALLING THE JIB SECTIONS Insert the rear tube section (section 7) into the hub assembly, slide section 6 into section 7 and align the holes of the Section 7 and section 6 with the central hole of hub assembly. 7 section Secure the sections by tightening the long bolt and nut Install the pin from top and secure the sections with the locking pin

12 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 12 ASSEMBLING THE REAR FRAME Take the two 16mm thick rods and two 25mm thick rods. Attach these rods altogether so that it makes a rectangle and for this insert the 16mm rods into slots of 25mm rods. 18 Attach the Allen bolts by screwing in with hand and tighten with Allen key at all the four points to secure properly Align the threads of joystick plate with the threads of the 1mm rods and tighten the Allen bolts with Allen key Take out the two black tubes from the weight rod. 23

13 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 13 Insert one L-Bracket and then the central black tube with washers at both ends into the weight rod Insert the second L-Bracket & the third black tube at the end of the weight rod Detach the top screw from the frame from both sides. 28 Attach the rod with L-Brackets with the rectangular frame and tighten the top screw

14 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 14 Then screw-in the knobs at both ends. 31 Attach the bigger weight rod with L-Brackets, for this insert the rod into one L-Bracket then add the black tube with white washers at both the sides, insert the rod into the other L-Bracket and then add the black tube Tighten the nut and then attach the knob at the end

15 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 15 INSTALLING THE REAR FRAME To mount the Rear section, align the Assembly s L brackets to the tail of jib section and insert the bolt with washers through one end of the section to the other. Slide the bolt through and hand tighten. INSTALLING THE HEAD PLATFORM Attach the Pan Tilt Head with the Jib. There are 4 mounting holes on the pan tilt as well as the jib plate. Align the holes and attach it with the screws. Tighten the wing nuts to secure properly Adjust the mounting extension so that the pan motor is in the rear facing position before mounting. Install your cable starting at the camera end; leaving enough cable slack for the camera for full pan & tilt movement, you may need to add Velcro to loop the cable around the jib arm. POWER HEAD ANATOMY A Square Mount for Crane / Tripod Stand B 12v motor for Pan C Brass Gear for Pan D Inbuilt XLR Cable connector E Head Frame F 12v motor for Tilt G Brass Gear for Tilt H Camera Platform 40

16 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 16 IMPORTANT INFO This Ring Pin is to avoid the play in Jib. 41 This knob is for tightening the Jib sections. Attaching Section 6 with 5, 5 with 4, 4 with 3, 3 with 2 & 2 with 1 : For attaching these sections follow the same steps as mentioned above. Install the pin from top and secure the sections with locking pin of each section. Connect the one end of Head Platform Leveling cable (color code: yellow) with the head platform by hooking the turnbuckle ends & the other end with the hub assembly Note: Attach 11 1 and both 2 10 steel wire cables with each other to use with 22 ft crane. In order to use the crane in shorter length you can remove the 2 10 cables accordingly. ADDING WEIGHTS Add weights (Not Included) to the rear weight section at both sides and tighten the weight closer knobs to secure properly

17 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 17 CABLES & CONTROL BOX Install the 12 volt DC power (4 pin XLR) in rear of Joystick Box. Note: Any 12 volt battery may operate the PROAIM GOLD PAN TILT HEAD as long as the connector mates and is #1 pin Negative and #4 pin Positive. 46 CAUTION: DO NOT USE A UNREGULATED POWER SUPPLY! IF USING A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY IT MUST PRODUCE LESS THAN 12 VOLTS. MORE THAN 24 VOLTS MAY CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE. JOYSTICK The joystick may be operated hand held, from a flat surface like a table top or attached to the boom arm of the jib. HEAD CABLE PROAIM GOLD PAN TILT HEAD Digital only Attach the 4-pin power cord to rear of joystick box. 47 Attach the both two pin male connector of cable to the both two pin female connector of head for panning & tilting. If the joystick control is opposite, undo the connectors at the motors, rotate 180 degrees and re-install. 48 BALANCING Balancing the camera on the head is critical to smooth operation. Find the horizontal balance point of your camera by using 2 fingers of one hand while holding the handle. Mark this point on the side of the camera with chalk or tape. Turn the unit on and move the tilt control until the camera plate is vertical.

18 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 18 Loosen the two screws holding tilt motor. (DO NOT REMOVE). Grasp the motor and turn slightly to disengage gears. Mount the camera to the camera plate with the screw provided. Tighten by threading the nut up to the bottom of the camera plate securely. Make sure your balance point previously marked with chalk or tape is in the middle of the plate. Loosen the knob below the camera plate and slide the camera and plate up or down until the center line of your camera is about in the middle of the large gear. Now tighten knob. If the camera is perfectly balanced it will stay in any position while motor gear is still unattached. Grasp the motor and turn it back until the gears mesh. Gently tighten motor screws. Secure the camera. NOTE All reduction boxes have a small amount of backlash. The balancing of the camera will reduce the backlash to a minimum making it felt at the top of the tilt arc. OPERATION With the camera set up as previously described above, Power ON by pressing the RED Switch on the top of the Joystick control box. For inverted use, disconnect the leads to the motors, rotate the control box 180 degrees and re-install. NOTE Remember practice makes perfect and always watch the cables for binding. PROAIM GOLD PAN TILT HEAD The PROAIM Gold Pan Tilt Head circuitry is built entirely into the joystick box. The only other requirement is the AC power pack (provided) or battery power. The power pack can handle volts. Users will need the appropriate plug adapter for local use. JOYSTICK The joystick is a two-axis variable speed servo controller. The further you move in one direction the faster the output to that motor. This will be a little tricky at first, but little practice will improve your success. The joystick may be operated in a handheld position or from a flat surface such as a tabletop, or attached to the boom arm of Jib.

19 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 19 After plugging the power cord into a proper outlet, press power on. The LED light on the control box should illuminate and the head may jump slightly on start up or shut down. This is normal. This can be controlled by Dead Spot. Adjust the joystick to ensure correct movement of the head. It may be necessary to reconnect to the motors if required. POWER CONTROL To the right and above the joystick is a knob labeled "SPEED". This is the power control knob. Turning to the right will be full power and back to the left will decrease the available power to both pan and tilt operation. The advantage of power control is to be able to limit power when only slow accurate movements are needed. With the power control at half power (approx. 8 volts max. output) the full range of motion on the joystick will be between 0 and 8 volts making finer adjustments possible. The power control will be usable between a range of approximately 4 volts to 12 volts. DEAD SPOT The knob to the left is marked Dead Spot. Turned all the way to the left (counterclockwise) will create the smallest dead spot. Meaning that the head will begin to move as soon as the smallest deflection of the joystick is made. Moving to the right will increase the area where no power is sent to the head motors. At half way, the dead spot will close again, this helps to avoid crossing the tilt when only pan movement is desired. The dead spot is so tight when the control knob is all the way to the left, it may be necessary to back it off slightly until no movement is seen in either axis. Note: With the dead spot all the way left the head may move in both axis on it s own. The dead spot should be set at approx. the 9:00 position to insure that no unwanted movement occurs. Linear or Logarithmic taper joystick control All joysticks are linear, meaning that each degree of movement of the stick correlates to the output. On the 12 volt PROAIM PAN TILT HEAD half deflection of the joystick means approximately 6 volts sent to the motors. But with the advent of Digital we can now control the taper of the joystick, making in Logarithmic as well. Logarithmic taper being that the first of joystick movement only sends a small amount of power to the motors and the last of the deflection will send more power per degree of deflection. On Logarithmic taper 1/3 of joystick deflection might yield 2 volts output the next 1/3 will yield 4 volts output and the last 1/3 of yields 6 volts for a max. again of 12 volts. This mode gives the operator fine slow movements yet retains the ability to go to max. speed if necessary. PAN & TILT DIRECTION SWITCH When the Pan-Tilt Head is used on a Tripod or on a Jib. When the head is shifted from a Jib to a tripod, it needs reversal of direction as the location of the head will be inverted. By switching on the pan direction switch, we can immediately reverse the direction. When the joystick is moved to the right it gives right rotation as it gives while mounted on the tripod directly.

20 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 20 INSTALLING THE ZOOM CONTROLLER Install and hookup the zoom controller on Jib Frame. Tighten the knob properly to secure it. And then connect the cable with the zoom controller. COUNTERWEIGHTS The Jib is setup with plate weights or bar bells style weights. Plate weights come in several weights and diameters. They get smaller as the weights get lighter. The largest (25lbs) is about 11 inches in diameter. The mounting hole is 1 in diameter for all weights. The jib has a varying weight ratio depending on the length you have chosen. The 22ft arm itself balances at about lbs. Just multiply the weight, of the additional items you will put on the end of the arm, by 5 and you will know how much weight to buy. Buy a few extras in case you add other accessories. The lighter weights will allow you to fine tune once you re ready to go. (Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 6.6 = Additional counter weight required to balance the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 6.6 = Kg) Total recommended weight: Kg ( lbs) Jib Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: Kg ( lbs) For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another Kg (34.50 lbs), the formula is: (Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 2.77 = Additional counter weight required to balance the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 2.77 = 15.65Kg) Total recommended weight: Kg ( lbs) BALANCING TIPS : Jib Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: Kg ( lbs) For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another Kg (82.21 lbs), the formula is:

21 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE Jib Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: Kg ( lbs) For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45lbs), we further need another Kg (41.35 lbs), the formula is : (Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 3.32 = Additional counter weight required to balance the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 3.32= Kg) Total recommended weight: Kg ( lbs) Jib Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: Kg (43.32 lbs) For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another Kg (41.35 lbs), the formula is : (Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 3.32 = Additional counter weight required to balance. the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 3.32 = Kg) Total recommended weight: Kg (84.65 lbs) Jib Weights required for balancing only Jib (without camera & Pan Tilt) is: 7.75 Kg (17.08 lbs) For balancing 5.65 Kg (12.45 lbs), we further need another Kg (28.28 lbs), the formula is : (Weight of Camera + Pan Tilt) x 2.27 = Additional counter weight required to. the equipment on the Jib (e.g. 5.65Kg x 2.27 = Kg) balance Total recommended weight: Kg (45.35 lbs) For some interesting compound shots try: Moving the pan & tilt control the same direction as you move the rear of the jib. This keeps your subject framed but changes the perspective of the camera.

22 PROAIM KITE-22 WONDER PACKAGE 22 EXAMPLE: Move the pan & tilt head all the way to the left, zoom out w/ subject framed in foreground Now move your hands to the right (camera swings to the left) while panning the camera right, keeping your subject framed. You can also try this with up and down shots or diagonal shots. Just remember to move your hands the same direction as you pan/tilt the camera. WARRANTY: We offer a one year warranty for our products from the date of purchase. We will repair or replace your product, free of charge, in the event of a defect in materials or craftsmanship obtained during normal use or handling based on the user manual. Please note that we will not cover any shipping costs for returning the product to us. If any VAT or import duties are applied to the return, we will also charge these costs to the customer. The warranty does not include, by the way of example, damage caused by products that we do not supply or from mishandling in transit, accident, misuse, neglect, lack of care of the product, or service by anyone other than our company. We are not liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of the unit or occurring due to any breach of this warranty. Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost (covering the cost price of the replacement parts only) to the customers after the Warranty Period has expired. We will cover the complete cost of sending replacement parts within the warranty period. After that, nominal cost of the product & Actual shipping cost will be charged. Do not send the unit to us without first getting a response and getting the approval to send back the item. In case of any kind of dissatisfaction, we urge you to Contact us immediately and we shall do our best to help you out. For any other assistance you can reach us via .